Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-21
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
wENTY-E EIGHTH sEssIoN-FoRTY
NINTH DAY.
SENATE.

SATURDAY. February 10. 1887.
The Senate met at 10 A. NJ, Senator White in
the Chair.
Bills were reported as follows:
Roads and highways. B. 401 to prevent
cattle running at large on public highways; do
not pass.
County Governments-s BIS 2Si, 500, So SI5
and ~; no recommendation.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Misunderstanding to the compiling and
printing of State school books.
By Manipulating to fees and salaries of
county officers
Clunie moved to postpone indefinitely the
motion by Vroeman to reconsider the vote by
which was passed the bill requiring manu-
featured goods to be stamped. Carried-ayes D,
noes IL.
The Committee ON Elections submitted re-
port dismissing the contested case of Dude VS..
Mcdonald. The report was adopted.
Clunie introduced bill out of order, relating
to furnishing supplies for State institutions by
contract.
Wilson introduced bill to repeal certain pro-
visions of the Civil Code. relating to Directors of
corporations.
s. B. &c, relating to the government of the
State prisons providing for the manufacture of
jute goods.
Jones moved to amend by providing that no
goods should be manufactured at the Prisons
except jute bags and dressed granite for State
building purposes.
Boggs explained that the Prison Directors had
already, in Difference to the request of the Labor
Union, discontinued the sale of granite from the
Folsom Prison quarry, and the result has been a
deficiency of $4,000, which the present Legisa-
behalf of the policy which the Directors de-
sired to pursue in the interest of the State.
Bowers spoke against the amendment, and OBJ
jected to some of the provisions of the bill as
being dictated by a class of lahorers in their
own personal interest and against those of the
Sta'e- The speaker declared as a fact that mer-
camille houses i'll every community of Califor-
mia have for sale cheap goods manufactured in
ha a n tnfAe hoo &1,n
manufacture of the same is not permitted in the
California Prisons which are maintained at
great expense by the people. This is certainly
not in the interest of the laborers of California
These persons aIe cutting their own Threats, but
they don't seem to realize it. These labor Or
CARNATIONS are building up system of tyranny
in this State that is un-American, and subver-
sive of the boosted rights of freedom said to be-
loug to America. He wanted to see all State in
situations conducted on business principles, Just
as any citizen would conduct his own private
business.
Murphy here offered a resolution that when
the Senate adjours it be until Wednesday next,
in honor of the birthday anniversary of the
Father of his country. Adopted.
The State Prison.bil was then made the first
special order for Wednesday next
Vrooman named n number of bills which he
moved to have read the first time.
'Wairath moved to include his debris dam
bin.
Abbott moved to amend by including one of
his bills
Crandall moved as substitute to take bill
in which he was interested.
Dray got the floor, and proceeded to discuss
the question until the hour of recess arrived.
His purpose was to prevent the Walrath bill be-
ing struggled forward in that manner and to Il
first reading he desires to have it referred to
the Judiciary Committee before its coming up
on first reading
The hour of recess arrived, and the matter
went over,
Just before adjourning the Committee on
Elections rnnOrta6 in fou IF ba
Der (Crimmins) in the case of the contest of J.
H. Williams against p J. Crimmins
At o'clock p. NJ. (the recess hour having been
extended to that time) Clunie moved to ad-
journ. Lost.
Recess was then taken until O'Clock
On reaSsembling there was bare quorum
present, and without transactng any business
the Senate shortly afterward adjourned until 10
A. NJ. on Wednesday.